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"Walking along Hochelaga’s main east-west thoroughfare Ontario Street, the contrasts hit you. Old-school diners and watering holes, newly minted wine bars and pizzerias, empty graffitied storefronts, and trendy home decor shops all sit side by side, telling the story of a neighborhood both holding on to its past and shifting in real time. This after-dark offshoot of Mile End’s dépanneur-meets-sandwich-counter Le Pick-Up toes the line — part of the next gen, yet projecting a lived-in feel, thanks in part to some holdover features of the former La Belle Province diner that stood in its place. The short menu at this 5-year-old haunt includes must-tries like a Nashville fried chicken sandwich, crispy cilantro-garlic fries that might be the best in the city, and killer house-made doughnuts. For drinking, there are some solid cocktails, natural wines, and beers from neighborhood brewers L’Espace Public. Vibe check: Laid-back, loud, and rough-around-the-edges — a quintessential Hochelaga hang." - Valerie Silva